Antisqueak strip



July 23, 192.9. v w. c. MEYER 1,721,706

ANTISQUEAK STRIP Filed March 20. 1928 Patented July Y23, 1929.

UNITED STATES "PATENT oEFlcE.

WILLIAM C. MEYER, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BUFFALO WEAVING AND BELTING COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

,f ANTIISQU'EAK STRIP.

Application led March 20, 1328. Serial No. 263,157.

This invention relates to ay fabric which` ator and which will not Hatten' readily and CII therefore hold the hood away .from the rivets or other means which fasten the body of the anti-squeak strip `to the cowl and radiator and thus prevents noise. l

It has been found, however, that whenr the weaving of the cotton body and the formation of a tube on one edge thereof around a paper cord has been completed and the strip thus formed is released that the same tends to curve or curl. The reason for this is that the cotton is stretched but the paper cord is not stretchedduring operations of weaving the same with the resultthat when the fabric containing the paper cord in one of its longitudinal edges is taken from the loom, the cotton draws back or shrinks so as to assume its former normal length, but the paper cord remains practically of the same length inasmuch as the same does not stretch while under tension during the weaving operation in the loom.

The object of this invention is to so construct a fabric strip of this character so that the same will not curl or curve when taken from the loom and thereby facilitate mounting the same on the wcowl and the4 radiator as an anti-squeak strip for the hood and also present a neater and more finished appearance. 'l

With this end in view this invention consists generally in weaving lor braiding into the non-raised, non-ribbed or non-beaded edge of the strip of woven fabric one or more strands of non-stretchable fibres such as jute, linen, rayon or paper, whereby this edge is held straight and prevented from curling, bending or curving when the material is taken from the loom and the objectionable condition referred to is avoided.

In the accompanying drawings:

.Flgure is a fragmentary perspective vlew showing an anti-squeak strip embodymg this invention interposed between the casing of a radiator and the hood of an automobile.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a portion of this strip. f

Figure 3 is an edge view of the same looking at the non-raised or non-beaded edge thereof. y

Figure tA is a transverse section of the same, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 1 -4, Figure 2.

In the following description the same reference characters indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The numeral 10 represents the movable hood or covering of an automobile engine which is adapted to rest at its front and rear edges on supports provided on the radiator and cowl of the automobile. In Figure 1 this support is represented in the form of a flange l2 projecting rearwardly from the casing 13 of the radiator and it is to be understood that a similar flange is provided on the cowl for supporting the hood.

Upon this support is mounted a fabric having the general form of a strip which is interposed betweenthis support and the hood so that when the latter rests on the support through the medium of this strip no squeaking noise will be caused during the operation of the car inasmuch as there is no metallic contact between the hood and this support. 1

This strip comprises a body of fabric which is woven of strands yof stretchable material, such as cotton, to form acomparatively iat web 11 and a longitudinal tube 14 at one of the longitudinal edges thereof. While weaving this body a oore or gutting 15 of non-stretchable and non-compressible material is fed to the body during the formation of the same in the loom, so that the tube is woven around the core at the same time that the web of the strip 'is woven. This core or gutting preferably consists of a cord of twisted paper which is practically non-stretchable and also substantially noncompressible and, therefore, produces on the tubular edge of the body on which the same is located a raised bead, rib or edge 16 so that when the web of this strip is secured to the supporting flange 12 by means of rivets 17 or other fastening the hood 10 will engage with this raised edge or bead and be prevented from contacting with these rivets and the flange and thereby avoiding squeaking noises.

In the non-raised edge of the web one or more strands 18 of non-stretchable material are woven into the web during the operation of weaving the same in the loom, two of such strands being shown in the drawings, inasmuch as the same have been found satisfactory in practice but a lesser or greater number may be employed as best suits the particular requirements. Various materials may be used for the non-stretching strands in the non-beaded edge ofthe web. For example, jute, linen, rayon and paper, but it is preferableI to use jute on account of its low cost, strength and serviceability.

When the strip having the cotton body, the non-stretchingv paper-core in one edge thereof and the non-stretching strands of jute in the other edge thereof are assembled in the loom the cotton while under tension will stretch but the paper cord and the jute strands will not stretch. As a result the finished stripl when taken out of the loom will not bend, curl or buckle inasmuch as both edges of the strip contain non-stretchable material and, therefore, will not be influenced by the tendency of the cotton body to contract when the tension on the same while in the loom is relaxed.

The strip can, therefore, be applied easily, conveniently and regularly on the support cotton and dinal tube at one edge thereof, a core of,

of an automobile for use as an anti-squeak strip between the hood and the radiator and cowl and effectively operate to prevent metallic contact between these members and thereby avoid objectionable noise. j

Moreover, this anti-squeak strip can be produced expeditiously and without any added cost inasmuch as the operation of supplying the jute or the like for the nonraiscd edge of the web is virtually no greater than if the web were made of cotton or the like.

I claim as my invention 1. A fabric for ,use as an antisqueak` strip comprising a Ifabric body woven of stretchable strands and having a flat web and a tube at one edge thereof, a core of non-stretchable material arranged within said tube to form a longitudinal raised bead on the respective edge of the body and a non-stretchable material woven into the opposite non-raised edgel of the web.

2. A fabric for use as an anti-squeak strip comprising a fabric body woven of having a Hat web and a longitusignature v WILLIAM C. MEYER., 

